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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Diesel Mechanics Technology & Technician Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to repair, service, and maintain diesel engines in vehicles such as automobiles, buses, ships, trucks, railroad locomotives, and construction equipment; as well as stationary diesel engines in electrical generators and related equipment.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul buses and trucks, or maintain and repair any type of diesel engines. Includes mechanics working primarily with automobile or marine diesel engines.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $47,129
    "Salary Value"  is a salary score which represents the average of salary medians for all jobs attainable with this degree, per metro area and/or per state.
  • Average of Job Growth Averages (U.S.): 6.7%
    The "average of job growth averages"  is an average of national job growth rates for all jobs attainable with this degree.
  • Avg. Years of Work Experience Needed: 2-4 years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $9,358/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $4,878/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $21,071/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $9,675/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $9,977/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $5,132/yr

All information is based on data collected by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and National Center for Education Statistics.

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Average Salary Medians

What Are Salary Medians?

Salary median is the average salary amount earned by workers, calculated per industry or per metro area. Average salary median is an average of median salaries for jobs that are attainable with this degree. Metro area average salary median is the average of salary medians for jobs within a metro area. State average salary median is the average of all metro area average salary medians within that state.

For more information about salary medians and average salary medians, please read this blog post, "Average Salary Median" vs. "Salary Median".

Click on any state in the table below to see which metro areas earn the highest median salaries. If you see "N/A" next to a state, it means that no data is available about that state for this degree.

Overall Salary Value: $47,129

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Alaska ($62,050) in the Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($66,940).

Fairbanks, AK $57,160
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $66,940
$62,050
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($50,820).

Auburn-Opelika, AL $47,990
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $46,410
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $43,910
Decatur, AL $46,320
Dothan, AL $43,110
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $45,230
Gadsden, AL $41,080
Huntsville, AL $50,820
Mobile, AL $44,070
Montgomery, AL $39,800
Tuscaloosa, AL $41,900
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $39,140
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $41,000
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $37,470
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $38,440
$43,113
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($44,810).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $39,060
Hot Springs, AR $36,060
Jonesboro, AR $37,340
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $44,810
Pine Bluff, AR $42,270
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $38,190
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $39,950
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $39,070
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $38,230
$39,442
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Arizona nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($57,000).

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $37,620
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $48,740
Prescott, AZ $39,790
Tucson, AZ $42,990
Yuma, AZ $45,350
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $57,000
$45,248
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($81,110).

Chico, CA $51,830
El Centro, CA $35,430
Fresno, CA $49,420
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $41,770
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $62,410
Madera, CA $47,000
Merced, CA $44,020
Modesto, CA $56,810
Napa, CA $56,330
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $61,070
Redding, CA $55,170
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $50,510
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $57,490
Salinas, CA $62,180
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $59,790
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $71,740
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $81,110
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $57,900
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $59,800
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $58,540
Santa Rosa, CA $58,640
Stockton-Lodi, CA $52,620
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $58,190
Visalia-Porterville, CA $50,100
Yuba City, CA $39,830
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $54,610
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $55,370
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $47,590
$54,903
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Greeley, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($59,580).

Colorado Springs, CO $48,910
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $54,570
Fort Collins, CO $57,650
Grand Junction, CO $53,030
Greeley, CO $59,580
Pueblo, CO $50,300
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $36,130
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $47,050
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $58,800
$51,780
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($68,080).

Danbury, CT $51,580
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $68,080
New Haven, CT $51,870
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $54,680
Waterbury, CT $54,660
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $53,240
$55,685
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($54,320).

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $45,140
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $37,350
Gainesville, FL $49,730
Jacksonville, FL $45,760
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $45,180
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $54,320
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $47,880
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $44,340
Ocala, FL $42,730
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $49,440
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $44,020
Panama City, FL $38,160
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $46,880
Port St. Lucie, FL $54,200
Sebring, FL $39,150
Tallahassee, FL $47,980
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $48,730
The Villages, FL $44,850
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $50,370
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $39,860
$45,804
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Warner Robins, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($54,760).

Athens-Clarke County, GA $39,680
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $50,300
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $43,280
Brunswick, GA $40,140
Columbus, GA-AL $43,840
Dalton, GA $46,430
Gainesville, GA $51,150
Macon, GA $44,490
Rome, GA $43,330
Savannah, GA $47,190
Valdosta, GA $46,770
Warner Robins, GA $54,760
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $46,330
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $37,650
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $42,070
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $42,580
$44,999
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($60,990).

Urban Honolulu, HI $60,990
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $50,880
$55,935
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($54,870).

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $41,840
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $54,870
Dubuque, IA $46,370
Iowa City, IA $53,650
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $43,590
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $42,810
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $49,390
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $47,960
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $43,700
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $45,340
$46,952
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Lewiston, ID-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($58,080).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $49,870
Idaho Falls, ID $40,740
Lewiston, ID-WA $58,080
Pocatello, ID $45,130
Twin Falls, ID $39,230
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $43,580
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $45,170
$45,971
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Springfield, IL metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($57,540).

Carbondale-Marion, IL $53,690
Champaign-Urbana, IL $39,650
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $55,340
Danville, IL $56,090
Decatur, IL $45,750
Kankakee, IL $51,100
Peoria, IL $45,920
Rockford, IL $43,440
Springfield, IL $57,540
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $43,440
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $38,190
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $41,220
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $40,900
$47,098
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Michigan City-La Porte, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($53,340).

Columbus, IN $52,810
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $49,290
Evansville, IN-KY $43,320
Fort Wayne, IN $47,570
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $49,720
Kokomo, IN $44,230
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $53,050
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $53,340
Muncie, IN $47,350
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $48,320
Terre Haute, IN $44,550
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $45,650
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $39,220
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $39,100
$46,966
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($51,260).

Topeka, KS $51,260
Wichita, KS $43,500
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $44,840
$46,533
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($46,320).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $39,920
Lexington-Fayette, KY $46,320
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $45,910
Owensboro, KY $40,670
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $42,930
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $36,080
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $42,040
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $38,650
$41,565
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Baton Rouge, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($57,040).

Baton Rouge, LA $57,040
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $53,180
Lafayette, LA $52,930
Lake Charles, LA $49,340
Monroe, LA $52,820
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $52,370
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $50,270
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $47,360
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $52,010
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $38,670
$50,599
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

New Bedford, MA metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($62,640).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $61,660
Leominster-Gardner, MA $55,140
New Bedford, MA $62,640
Pittsfield, MA $54,500
Springfield, MA-CT $54,900
Worcester, MA-CT $53,090
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $55,810
$56,820
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($55,770).

California-Lexington Park, MD $55,770
Cumberland, MD-WV $40,670
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $47,230
Salisbury, MD-DE $40,320
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $43,340
$45,466
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($51,190).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $45,380
Portland-South Portland, ME $51,190
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $38,700
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $48,220
$45,873
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Monroe, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($54,240).

Battle Creek, MI $47,050
Bay City, MI $45,860
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $49,670
Flint, MI $48,540
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $48,520
Jackson, MI $42,090
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $46,980
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $49,300
Monroe, MI $54,240
Muskegon, MI $45,740
Saginaw, MI $44,720
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $42,080
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $45,200
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $42,760
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $44,660
$46,494
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($55,860).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $53,530
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $55,860
Rochester, MN $50,960
St. Cloud, MN $50,680
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $42,080
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $51,960
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $45,030
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $51,260
$50,170
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Springfield, MO metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($53,770).

Columbia, MO $46,460
Jefferson City, MO $42,370
Joplin, MO $49,170
Kansas City, MO-KS $51,380
St. Joseph, MO-KS $39,170
St. Louis, MO-IL $46,250
Springfield, MO $53,770
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $42,950
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $44,700
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $33,510
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $40,020
$44,523
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($47,280).

Hattiesburg, MS $34,260
Jackson, MS $47,280
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $36,920
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $31,730
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $36,730
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $35,290
$37,035
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($59,920).

Great Falls, MT $45,710
Missoula, MT $51,970
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $49,850
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $47,470
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $59,920
$50,984
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($51,990).

Burlington, NC $39,760
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $51,990
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $49,430
Fayetteville, NC $43,520
Goldsboro, NC $39,480
Greensboro-High Point, NC $49,870
Greenville, NC $49,110
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $47,530
Jacksonville, NC $46,430
New Bern, NC $45,280
Raleigh, NC $47,800
Rocky Mount, NC $49,320
Wilmington, NC $50,050
Winston-Salem, NC $45,250
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $44,090
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $41,550
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $45,930
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $42,120
$46,028
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($60,510).

Fargo, ND-MN $54,790
Grand Forks, ND-MN $51,470
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $60,510
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $53,080
$54,963
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Lincoln, NE metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($51,630).

Lincoln, NE $51,630
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $47,490
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $39,480
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $44,900
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $43,290
$45,358
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($59,120).

Manchester, NH $55,270
Portsmouth, NH-ME $59,120
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $47,850
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $54,560
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $48,760
$53,112
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Ocean City, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($59,870).

Ocean City, NJ $59,870
Trenton, NJ $53,100
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $50,370
$54,447
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Farmington, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($48,090).

Farmington, NM $48,090
Las Cruces, NM $39,330
Santa Fe, NM $37,540
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $38,770
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $47,130
$42,172
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($59,720).

Reno, NV $54,670
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $59,720
$57,195
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($63,890).

Binghamton, NY $46,860
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $49,680
Elmira, NY $52,190
Glens Falls, NY $47,000
Ithaca, NY $40,810
Kingston, NY $56,120
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $63,890
Rochester, NY $49,710
Syracuse, NY $49,260
Utica-Rome, NY $45,420
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $42,220
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $49,860
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $42,670
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $45,750
$48,674
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Cleveland-Elyria, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($53,570).

Canton-Massillon, OH $38,410
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $50,920
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $53,570
Columbus, OH $47,170
Dayton, OH $51,520
Lima, OH $47,630
Mansfield, OH $45,360
Springfield, OH $45,990
Toledo, OH $46,520
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $42,030
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $42,140
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $46,710
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $42,110
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $44,060
$46,010
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($47,210).

Lawton, OK $32,020
Oklahoma City, OK $47,210
Tulsa, OK $47,040
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $37,520
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $42,400
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $41,120
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $40,480
$41,113
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Bend-Redmond, OR metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($57,970).

Bend-Redmond, OR $57,970
Eugene, OR $49,370
Medford, OR $50,510
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $54,170
Salem, OR $55,360
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $45,190
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $49,030
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $45,790
$50,924
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($56,270).

Altoona, PA $44,100
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $45,550
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $48,750
East Stroudsburg, PA $47,380
Erie, PA $46,810
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $49,890
Johnstown, PA $46,340
Lancaster, PA $47,710
Lebanon, PA $46,510
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $56,270
Pittsburgh, PA $51,860
Reading, PA $46,120
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $47,980
State College, PA $40,990
Williamsport, PA $45,850
York-Hanover, PA $47,590
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $42,730
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $44,090
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $47,130
$47,034
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($23,960).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $20,660
Ponce, PR $20,170
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $23,960
$21,597
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($52,770).

Columbia, SC $48,610
Florence, SC $39,000
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $40,190
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $40,140
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $48,670
Spartanburg, SC $18,360
Sumter, SC $41,230
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $36,750
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $52,770
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $37,590
$40,331
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($50,770).

Sioux Falls, SD $50,770
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $43,590
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $44,680
$46,347
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($52,500).

Clarksville, TN-KY $47,040
Cleveland, TN $45,470
Jackson, TN $45,310
Johnson City, TN $39,550
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $33,530
Knoxville, TN $39,430
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $43,900
Morristown, TN $37,000
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $52,500
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $41,600
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $39,050
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $39,130
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $38,830
$41,718
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Odessa, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($56,020).

Amarillo, TX $42,470
Austin-Round Rock, TX $54,650
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $50,680
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $29,950
College Station-Bryan, TX $47,770
Corpus Christi, TX $51,100
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $54,360
El Paso, TX $37,980
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $52,250
Killeen-Temple, TX $41,110
Laredo, TX $37,980
Longview, TX $45,070
Lubbock, TX $46,460
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $32,670
Midland, TX $53,410
Odessa, TX $56,020
San Angelo, TX $49,520
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $51,190
Sherman-Denison, TX $48,640
Texarkana, TX-AR $43,710
Tyler, TX $47,510
Victoria, TX $52,590
Waco, TX $39,920
Wichita Falls, TX $53,910
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $46,350
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $47,240
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $43,170
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $44,530
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $30,480
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $39,660
$45,745
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($47,090).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $49,190
Provo-Orem, UT $53,450
St. George, UT $48,080
Salt Lake City, UT $53,450
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $47,090
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $46,410
$49,612
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($49,470).

Harrisonburg, VA $49,160
Lynchburg, VA $38,680
Richmond, VA $49,470
Roanoke, VA $48,530
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $39,700
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $48,950
Winchester, VA-WV $48,880
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $38,300
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $43,090
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $44,320
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $42,320
$44,673
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($46,380).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $45,220
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $46,380
$45,800
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Eau Claire, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($55,740).

Eau Claire, WI $55,740
Fond du Lac, WI $48,190
Green Bay, WI $50,710
Janesville-Beloit, WI $48,420
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $54,570
Madison, WI $48,700
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $52,690
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $45,700
Racine, WI $46,810
Sheboygan, WI $46,930
Wausau, WI $48,010
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $53,110
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $49,750
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $48,020
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $40,920
$49,218
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($43,710).

Charleston, WV $38,570
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $43,710
Morgantown, WV $39,580
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $36,430
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $37,340
Wheeling, WV-OH $42,740
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $38,790
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $37,540
$39,338
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($59,180).

Cheyenne, WY $51,660
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $48,810
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $59,180
$53,217

Associate's

Average Salary Median: $47,129

The state with the highest average salary median for an associate's degree is Alaska ($62,050) in the Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (Associate's)

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($66,940) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $57,160
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $66,940
$62,050
Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (Associate's)

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($50,820) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $47,990
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $46,410
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $43,910
Decatur, AL $46,320
Dothan, AL $43,110
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $45,230
Gadsden, AL $41,080
Huntsville, AL $50,820
Mobile, AL $44,070
Montgomery, AL $39,800
Tuscaloosa, AL $41,900
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $39,140
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $41,000
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $37,470
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $38,440
$43,113
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (Associate's)

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($44,810) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $39,060
Hot Springs, AR $36,060
Jonesboro, AR $37,340
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $44,810
Pine Bluff, AR $42,270
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $38,190
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $39,950
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $39,070
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $38,230
$39,442
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (Associate's)

Arizona nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($57,000) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $37,620
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $48,740
Prescott, AZ $39,790
Tucson, AZ $42,990
Yuma, AZ $45,350
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $57,000
$45,248
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Associate's)

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($81,110) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $51,830
El Centro, CA $35,430
Fresno, CA $49,420
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $41,770
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $62,410
Madera, CA $47,000
Merced, CA $44,020
Modesto, CA $56,810
Napa, CA $56,330
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $61,070
Redding, CA $55,170
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $50,510
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $57,490
Salinas, CA $62,180
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $59,790
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $71,740
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $81,110
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $57,900
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $59,800
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $58,540
Santa Rosa, CA $58,640
Stockton-Lodi, CA $52,620
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $58,190
Visalia-Porterville, CA $50,100
Yuba City, CA $39,830
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $54,610
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $55,370
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $47,590
$54,903
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Associate's)

Greeley, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($59,580) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $48,910
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $54,570
Fort Collins, CO $57,650
Grand Junction, CO $53,030
Greeley, CO $59,580
Pueblo, CO $50,300
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $36,130
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $47,050
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $58,800
$51,780
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Associate's)

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($68,080) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $51,580
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $68,080
New Haven, CT $51,870
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $54,680
Waterbury, CT $54,660
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $53,240
$55,685
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (Associate's)

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($54,320) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $45,140
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $37,350
Gainesville, FL $49,730
Jacksonville, FL $45,760
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $45,180
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $54,320
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $47,880
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $44,340
Ocala, FL $42,730
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $49,440
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $44,020
Panama City, FL $38,160
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $46,880
Port St. Lucie, FL $54,200
Sebring, FL $39,150
Tallahassee, FL $47,980
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $48,730
The Villages, FL $44,850
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $50,370
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $39,860
$45,804
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (Associate's)

Warner Robins, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($54,760) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA $39,680
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $50,300
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $43,280
Brunswick, GA $40,140
Columbus, GA-AL $43,840
Dalton, GA $46,430
Gainesville, GA $51,150
Macon, GA $44,490
Rome, GA $43,330
Savannah, GA $47,190
Valdosta, GA $46,770
Warner Robins, GA $54,760
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $46,330
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $37,650
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $42,070
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $42,580
$44,999
Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (Associate's)

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($60,990) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $60,990
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $50,880
$55,935
Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (Associate's)

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($54,870) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $41,840
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $54,870
Dubuque, IA $46,370
Iowa City, IA $53,650
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $43,590
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $42,810
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $49,390
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $47,960
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $43,700
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $45,340
$46,952
Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (Associate's)

Lewiston, ID-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($58,080) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $49,870
Idaho Falls, ID $40,740
Lewiston, ID-WA $58,080
Pocatello, ID $45,130
Twin Falls, ID $39,230
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $43,580
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $45,170
$45,971
Illinois

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (Associate's)

Springfield, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($57,540) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $53,690
Champaign-Urbana, IL $39,650
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $55,340
Danville, IL $56,090
Decatur, IL $45,750
Kankakee, IL $51,100
Peoria, IL $45,920
Rockford, IL $43,440
Springfield, IL $57,540
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $43,440
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $38,190
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $41,220
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $40,900
$47,098
Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (Associate's)

Michigan City-La Porte, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($53,340) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN $52,810
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $49,290
Evansville, IN-KY $43,320
Fort Wayne, IN $47,570
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $49,720
Kokomo, IN $44,230
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $53,050
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $53,340
Muncie, IN $47,350
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $48,320
Terre Haute, IN $44,550
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $45,650
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $39,220
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $39,100
$46,966
Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (Associate's)

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($51,260) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Topeka, KS $51,260
Wichita, KS $43,500
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $44,840
$46,533
Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Associate's)

Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($46,320) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $39,920
Lexington-Fayette, KY $46,320
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $45,910
Owensboro, KY $40,670
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $42,930
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $36,080
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $42,040
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $38,650
$41,565
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (Associate's)

Baton Rouge, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($57,040) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $57,040
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $53,180
Lafayette, LA $52,930
Lake Charles, LA $49,340
Monroe, LA $52,820
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $52,370
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $50,270
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $47,360
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $52,010
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $38,670
$50,599
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Associate's)

New Bedford, MA metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($62,640) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $61,660
Leominster-Gardner, MA $55,140
New Bedford, MA $62,640
Pittsfield, MA $54,500
Springfield, MA-CT $54,900
Worcester, MA-CT $53,090
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $55,810
$56,820
Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (Associate's)

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($55,770) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $55,770
Cumberland, MD-WV $40,670
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $47,230
Salisbury, MD-DE $40,320
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $43,340
$45,466
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (Associate's)

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($51,190) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $45,380
Portland-South Portland, ME $51,190
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $38,700
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $48,220
$45,873
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Associate's)

Monroe, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($54,240) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI $47,050
Bay City, MI $45,860
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $49,670
Flint, MI $48,540
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $48,520
Jackson, MI $42,090
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $46,980
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $49,300
Monroe, MI $54,240
Muskegon, MI $45,740
Saginaw, MI $44,720
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $42,080
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $45,200
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $42,760
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $44,660
$46,494
Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (Associate's)

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($55,860) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $53,530
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $55,860
Rochester, MN $50,960
St. Cloud, MN $50,680
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $42,080
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $51,960
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $45,030
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $51,260
$50,170
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Associate's)

Springfield, MO metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($53,770) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO $46,460
Jefferson City, MO $42,370
Joplin, MO $49,170
Kansas City, MO-KS $51,380
St. Joseph, MO-KS $39,170
St. Louis, MO-IL $46,250
Springfield, MO $53,770
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $42,950
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $44,700
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $33,510
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $40,020
$44,523
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (Associate's)

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($47,280) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $34,260
Jackson, MS $47,280
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $36,920
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $31,730
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $36,730
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $35,290
$37,035
Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (Associate's)

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($59,920) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $45,710
Missoula, MT $51,970
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $49,850
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $47,470
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $59,920
$50,984
North Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (Associate's)

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($51,990) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC $39,760
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $51,990
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $49,430
Fayetteville, NC $43,520
Goldsboro, NC $39,480
Greensboro-High Point, NC $49,870
Greenville, NC $49,110
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $47,530
Jacksonville, NC $46,430
New Bern, NC $45,280
Raleigh, NC $47,800
Rocky Mount, NC $49,320
Wilmington, NC $50,050
Winston-Salem, NC $45,250
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $44,090
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $41,550
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $45,930
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $42,120
$46,028
North Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Dakota (Associate's)

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($60,510) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $54,790
Grand Forks, ND-MN $51,470
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $60,510
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $53,080
$54,963
Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (Associate's)

Lincoln, NE metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($51,630) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $51,630
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $47,490
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $39,480
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $44,900
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $43,290
$45,358
New Hampshire

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (Associate's)

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($59,120) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $55,270
Portsmouth, NH-ME $59,120
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $47,850
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $54,560
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $48,760
$53,112
New Jersey

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (Associate's)

Ocean City, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($59,870) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $59,870
Trenton, NJ $53,100
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $50,370
$54,447
New Mexico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Mexico (Associate's)

Farmington, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($48,090) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $48,090
Las Cruces, NM $39,330
Santa Fe, NM $37,540
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $38,770
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $47,130
$42,172
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Associate's)

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($59,720) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV $54,670
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $59,720
$57,195
New York

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (Associate's)

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($63,890) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $46,860
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $49,680
Elmira, NY $52,190
Glens Falls, NY $47,000
Ithaca, NY $40,810
Kingston, NY $56,120
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $63,890
Rochester, NY $49,710
Syracuse, NY $49,260
Utica-Rome, NY $45,420
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $42,220
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $49,860
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $42,670
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $45,750
$48,674
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Associate's)

Cleveland-Elyria, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($53,570) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $38,410
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $50,920
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $53,570
Columbus, OH $47,170
Dayton, OH $51,520
Lima, OH $47,630
Mansfield, OH $45,360
Springfield, OH $45,990
Toledo, OH $46,520
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $42,030
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $42,140
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $46,710
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $42,110
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $44,060
$46,010
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (Associate's)

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($47,210) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK $32,020
Oklahoma City, OK $47,210
Tulsa, OK $47,040
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $37,520
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $42,400
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $41,120
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $40,480
$41,113
Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (Associate's)

Bend-Redmond, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($57,970) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR $57,970
Eugene, OR $49,370
Medford, OR $50,510
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $54,170
Salem, OR $55,360
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $45,190
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $49,030
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $45,790
$50,924
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (Associate's)

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($56,270) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA $44,100
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $45,550
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $48,750
East Stroudsburg, PA $47,380
Erie, PA $46,810
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $49,890
Johnstown, PA $46,340
Lancaster, PA $47,710
Lebanon, PA $46,510
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $56,270
Pittsburgh, PA $51,860
Reading, PA $46,120
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $47,980
State College, PA $40,990
Williamsport, PA $45,850
York-Hanover, PA $47,590
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $42,730
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $44,090
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $47,130
$47,034
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (Associate's)

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($23,960) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $20,660
Ponce, PR $20,170
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $23,960
$21,597
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (Associate's)

Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($52,770) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $48,610
Florence, SC $39,000
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $40,190
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $40,140
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $48,670
Spartanburg, SC $18,360
Sumter, SC $41,230
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $36,750
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $52,770
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $37,590
$40,331
South Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (Associate's)

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($50,770) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $50,770
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $43,590
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $44,680
$46,347
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (Associate's)

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($52,500) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $47,040
Cleveland, TN $45,470
Jackson, TN $45,310
Johnson City, TN $39,550
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $33,530
Knoxville, TN $39,430
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $43,900
Morristown, TN $37,000
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $52,500
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $41,600
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $39,050
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $39,130
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $38,830
$41,718
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Associate's)

Odessa, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($56,020) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX $42,470
Austin-Round Rock, TX $54,650
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $50,680
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $29,950
College Station-Bryan, TX $47,770
Corpus Christi, TX $51,100
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $54,360
El Paso, TX $37,980
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $52,250
Killeen-Temple, TX $41,110
Laredo, TX $37,980
Longview, TX $45,070
Lubbock, TX $46,460
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $32,670
Midland, TX $53,410
Odessa, TX $56,020
San Angelo, TX $49,520
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $51,190
Sherman-Denison, TX $48,640
Texarkana, TX-AR $43,710
Tyler, TX $47,510
Victoria, TX $52,590
Waco, TX $39,920
Wichita Falls, TX $53,910
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $46,350
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $47,240
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $43,170
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $44,530
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $30,480
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $39,660
$45,745
Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (Associate's)

Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($47,090) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $49,190
Provo-Orem, UT $53,450
St. George, UT $48,080
Salt Lake City, UT $53,450
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $47,090
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $46,410
$49,612
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (Associate's)

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($49,470) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Harrisonburg, VA $49,160
Lynchburg, VA $38,680
Richmond, VA $49,470
Roanoke, VA $48,530
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $39,700
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $48,950
Winchester, VA-WV $48,880
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $38,300
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $43,090
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $44,320
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $42,320
$44,673
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (Associate's)

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($46,380) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $45,220
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $46,380
$45,800
Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (Associate's)

Eau Claire, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($55,740) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $55,740
Fond du Lac, WI $48,190
Green Bay, WI $50,710
Janesville-Beloit, WI $48,420
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $54,570
Madison, WI $48,700
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $52,690
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $45,700
Racine, WI $46,810
Sheboygan, WI $46,930
Wausau, WI $48,010
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $53,110
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $49,750
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $48,020
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $40,920
$49,218
West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Associate's)

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($43,710) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $38,570
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $43,710
Morgantown, WV $39,580
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $36,430
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $37,340
Wheeling, WV-OH $42,740
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $38,790
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $37,540
$39,338
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (Associate's)

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($59,180) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $51,660
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $48,810
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $59,180
$53,217

1 Job Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require an associate's degree.  For an associate's degree, the average salary median is $47,129. 

  Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists

Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul buses and trucks, or maintain and repair any type of diesel engines. Includes mechanics working primarily with automobile or marine diesel engines.

Salary Ratio: 2.65    

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A ratio that's close to 1, or greater, indicates that the average salary median which can be earned is substantial compared to the average cost of obtaining the degree. A Salary Ratio of 0, "N/A", or "INF" implies that school data is not available to provide a proper evaluation. Explore other factors such as the years of work experience usually required, the degree level normally required, and the types of attainable jobs to determine the feasibility of pursuing this degree.

Common Job Titles    
  • Biodiesel Engine Specialist
  • Boat Diesel Motor Mechanic
  • Boat Engine Mechanic
  • Boat Engines Installer
  • Boat Mechanic
  • Bus Engine Mechanic
  • Bus Mechanic
  • Bus Motor Mechanic
  • Bus or Truck Garage Mechanic
  • Bus Overhauler
  • Bus Transmission Mechanic
  • Bus Tune-Up Mechanic
  • Deep Submergence Vehicle Crew Member
  • Diesel Engine Erector
  • Diesel Engine Fitter
  • Diesel Engine Mechanic
  • Diesel Machinist
  • Diesel Mechanic
  • Diesel Motor Mechanic
  • Diesel Service Technician
  • Diesel Technician
  • Diesel Tractor Engine Mechanic
  • Diesel Truck Mechanic
  • Engine Maintenance Mechanic
  • Engine Mechanic
  • Farm Equipment Engine Mechanic
  • Farm Implement Engine Mechanic
  • Farm Machinery Engine Mechanic
  • Fleet Mechanic
  • General Repair Mechanic
  • Heavy Duty Mechanic
  • Heavy Equipment Engine Mechanic
  • Heavy Truck Mechanic
  • Industrial Truck Mechanic
  • Locomotive Mechanic
  • Maintenance Mechanic
  • Maintenance Technician
  • Marine Diesel Mechanic
  • Marine Diesel Technician
  • Marine Engine Machinist
  • Marine Engine Mechanic
  • Mechanic
  • Motor Mechanic
  • Oil Field Equipment Mechanic
  • Ordnance Truck Installation Mechanic
  • Railroad Engine Mechanic
  • Railroad Motor Mechanic
  • Railroad Transmission Mechanic
  • Railroad Tune-Up Mechanic
  • School Bus Mechanic
  • Service Advisor
  • Service Technician
  • Tank Truck Engine Mechanic
  • Tractor Expert
  • Tractor Mechanic
  • Tractor Trailer Mechanic
  • Trailer Mechanic
  • Transit Mechanic
  • Transportation Mechanic
  • Truck Bench Mechanic
  • Truck Engine Mechanic
  • Truck Engine Technician
  • Truck Mechanic
  • Truck Motor Mechanic
  • Truck Overhauler
  • Truck Trailer Mechanic
  • Truck Transmission Mechanic
  • Truck Tune-Up Mechanic
  • Vehicle Mechanic
  • US Salary Median: $47,912
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 6.7%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's


Average Education Costs

Associate's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $4,878 per year (or $9,357 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $9,756 to earn an associate's (or $18,714 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Diesel Mechanics Technology & Technician Degrees

Centralia College

600 Centralia College Blvd. - Centralia, WA

Out-of-state cost: $5,113/year
In-state cost: $4,652/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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Montana State University-Northern

300 W 11th St - Havre, MT

Out-of-state cost: $18,665/year
In-state cost: $5,955/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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Lewis-Clark State College

500 8th Ave - Lewiston, ID

Out-of-state cost: $20,238/year
In-state cost: $6,982/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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Idaho State University

921 S 8th Ave - Pocatello, ID

Out-of-state cost: $24,494/year
In-state cost: $7,872/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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